Doing More of What Matters

When I stop and ask myself what I could do more of, a handful of things jump to the front of my mind.

First, exercise. I need to be in better health, and moving my body consistently is a big part of that. Along with that is sleep. I try to do too much late at night, and it catches up with me. Health is too important to neglect.

I could also do more to stay in touch with friends. It’s amazing that with all the technology we have to stay connected, I don’t use it nearly enough. A call, a text, or a shared cup of coffee goes a long way, and I could make more time for that.

Then there’s reading books. This one’s hard because it requires time — and time feels like the most precious commodity. But I want to be a great writer, and that means spending more hours with people who already are.

And at the very core, I could do more to pray and read the Bible. If I want to be more like Christ, then I need to spend more time with Him — in His Word and in prayer. Without that, everything else is just self-improvement. With it, life becomes transformation.

So yes, there’s a lot I could do more of. And it starts with choices I can make today.

What about you? What could you do more of?

About Douglas Blaine

Capnpen is a writer who was a newspaper and magazine journalist in a previous life. A college journalism major, he now works as an English teacher, but gets his writing fix by blogging about a variety of topics, including politics, religion, movies and television. When he's not working or blogging, Capnpen spends time with his family, plays a little golf (badly) and loves to learn about virtually anything.

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